Bergen Arts and Science Charter School

Bergen Arts and Science Charter School
200 MacArthur Avenue Garfield, NJ 07026
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Christopher Lessard
Schools	1
Students and staff
Enrollment	877 (as of 2013-14)[1]
Faculty	77.0 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student-teacher ratio	11.4:1[1]
Other information
Website	http://bergencharter.njascs.org/
Ind. Per pupil District spending Rank (*) Charter average %± vs. average 1A Total Spending $15,238 27 $18,047 -15.6% 1 Budgetary Cost 12,375 30 13,238 -6.5% 2 Classroom Instruction 6,728 29 7,328 -8.2% 6 Support Services 1,678 45 1,661 1.0% 8 Administrative Cost 2,448 45 2,563 -4.5% 10 Operations & Maintenance 1,520 38 1,661 -8.5% 16 Median Teacher Salary 44,700 19 50,669 Data from NJDoE 2013 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2] *Of Charter districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=77

Bergen Arts and Science Charter School Elementary
Address
Bergen Arts and Science Charter School Elementary Bergen Arts and Science Charter School Elementary Bergen Arts and Science Charter School Elementary
200 MacArthur Avenue Garfield, NJ, (Bergen County) 07026
Coordinates	40°52′27″N 74°05′55″W / 40.8741°N 74.0985°WCoordinates: 40°52′27″N 74°05′55″W / 40.8741°N 74.0985°W
Information
Type	Charter
Established	2007
Principal	Mr. Guvercin
Vice principal	Ms. Cobb
Grades	K–12
Average class size	20
Classes offered	Math, Science, English, Character Education, , Spanish, Turkish, Physical Education, Art, Music
Color(s)	Black and yellow
Athletics	Volleyball, cross country, softball, soccer, basketball, baseball
Website	http://bergencharter.njascs.org/

Bergen Arts and Science Charter School (BASCS / Bergen ASCS) is a public charter school based in Garfield, New Jersey, United States. As part of the North Jersey Arts & Science Charter Schools, the network consists of Bergen-ASCS Elementary in Garfield, Beregn-ASCS Middle High in Hackensack and both Passaic-ASCS Elementary and Building #2 in Passaic.

BASCS opened in September 2007 for grades K–5 and added a new grade every year up to 12th grade, in 2011 it expanded to Hackensack and Passaic with the Bergen Arts and Science Charter School Middle High in Hackensack and Passaic Arts and Science School in Passaic. After the expansion was complete, Bergen Arts and Science Charter School moved 7th and 8th grade to Bergen Arts and Science Charter School Middle High. Bergen Arts and Science Charter School serves public school students in Garfield, as well as those from Hackensack and Lodi.^[3]

As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 877 students and 77.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1. There were 304 students (34.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 118 (13.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.^[1]

Expansion

In 2011 BASCS expanded into two new schools, BASCS Middle High and Passaic Arts and Science Charter School bringing its total number of schools to three. Both BASCS Middle High and Passaic Arts and Science Charter School started operating in the 2011-12 school year and are both currently in their second year with the 2012-13 school year

As of March 2014, BASCS has six schools (one in Clifton, NJ - one in Garfield NJ - one in Hackensack, NJ - two in Passaic, NJ - one in Paterson, NJ)

References

1. School Data for Bergen Arts And Sciences Cs, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 8, 2016.
2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
3. Who Can Apply, iLearn Schools. Accessed June 8, 2016. "Bergen Arts and Science Charter School (Bergen-ASCS): Garfield, Lodi and Hackensack"

External links

• School website
• School Finder
• Bergen Arts and Science Charter School's 2014–15 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Bergen Arts and Science Charter School, National Center for Education Statistics